If one were to summarise Amaya Laucirica's music in a single word, that word would be transcendent. It's a fitting word, because it describes both the genre-defying nature of Amaya's music and the effect her music tends to have upon the listener. Born in rural South Australia, Amaya moved to Sydney at age 18 before finally settling in Melbourne. Consequently, themes of change, upheaval and movement can be found within her songs, which yearn for places and things unseen. In 2008, Amaya Laucirica released her debut album, Sugar Lights. An intriguing and beautiful blend of country, folk, rock and pop, Sugar Lights was critically lauded and awarded. As bold a debut as Sugar Lights was, it is Amaya's latest album, Early Summer, that truly defines her sound. Early Summer is denser, more detailed and darker than its predecessor, yet at the same time, retains the rawness, hope and beauty, which made Sugar Lights such an enticing debut. Effortlessly beautiful and unapologetically abstract, Early Summer speaks directly to the heart and soul, bypassing - indeed, transcending - the ordinary rhythm of the everyday -

TRACKLISTING

1. Most Times I Feel Alright2. This World Can Make You Happy3. Climb Up High4. When I Think Of All The Places5. Sun On My Face6. Sleeping In Your Shadow7. I Am Searching8. Anywhere She Went9. Marry Me10. It's So Wrong